Also means
manner
Usage Note
Façon always takes the cedilla (ç). The key idiom is de toute façon (in any case, anyway), one of the most common phrases in spoken French. De cette façon means 'in this way.' It differs from manière, which is somewhat more formal and literary for describing manner or style.
Examples
"De toute façon, c'est trop tard."
Natural Translation
In any case, it is too late.
Literal Translation
Of all way, it is too late.
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